Strength To Build

Ep 134: On this week’s episode of Strength To Build, I’m sharing my experience getting back into fitness after having a baby—the progression, the mistakes, and all the adjustments along the way! I started moving again 11 days postpartum, but what did that actually look like? I’m breaking down those early days, how I gradually progressed my training, and what I’d do differently looking back. We also get into how I approached workouts on exhausted days, the schedule changes that came with each ...

Ep 133: On this weeks episode of "Strength To Build" I am answering your questions!! We dive in on the top 5 things I'd suggest working on before getting pregnant and why, if I personally track my sets per week - what that means - and how to do it the lazy way, and what a rest day can and should look like + how to know if you're someone who desperately needs one. We also touch on my current top 3 high protein sweet treats that are super fast to make, beginner advice for someone who's trying t...

Ep 132: In part two of our weight-loss series, we’re talking about what progress actually looks like after the initial excitement wears off. I’ll walk through why your weight can jump after a restaurant meal, a hard workout, or at certain points in your menstrual cycle—and why none of those changes automatically means you gained fat. We’ll also get into the frustrating weeks when you’re putting in effort every day but can barely see a difference yet. You’ll learn what might change before the ...

Ep 131: What does weight loss actually look and feel like when it’s working? In Part 1 of this two-part series, I break down what is happening inside your body when you lose weight, why body-fat loss and scale-weight loss are not the same thing, and what you may experience during the first few days of a calorie deficit. We cover: Why fat loss requires an energy deficit over timeHow water, glycogen, digestion, inflammation and food volume affect the scaleWhy an initial drop in weight usually i...

Ep 130: In today’s episode, we’re talking about something that doesn’t get discussed nearly enough in the fitness world: how to intentionally decrease muscle size in specific areas without losing your lean, toned look altogether. I break down whether you can actually “de-bulk” a specific body part, what happens when you decrease training volume and load, and why simply stopping strength training altogether probably isn’t the answer. We get into how heavy compound exercises can continue to pro...